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Kung pao chicken #1

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Ingredients:
2 lbsBoned Chicken
8 Hot Red Chiles
1/2 cupPeanuts
1 tspChopped Ginger
1 1/2 tbspCornstarch In An Equal
-Amount Of Water
1 tbspSoy Sauce
Procedures:
1Dice chicken then soak in cornstarch soy sauce mixture for at least ?hr.
2Clean chiles of seeds, cut into 1" pieces; set aside.
3Fry peanuts in a bit of oil till barely golden.
4(do not burn).
5Set aside.
6Stir fry chicken for only about ?minute; set aside.
7Discard the oil.
8Make up a seasoning sauce of 2t soy sauce, 1t white wine, 1 t sugar, 1 t. cornstarch, ?t. salt, and 1 t. sesame oil.
9In 2 t. oil, fry chiles till black, then add ginger and the chicken.
10Continue stirring, and add the seasoning sauce.
11Stir until sauce thickens a bit, and all is thoroughly heated.
12Remove from heat and mix in peanuts.
13Of course you may want to adjust the amount of red chiles to taste, since this can be hot!!! if you have low tolerance for heat, you might reduce by half your first time.
14You may also adapt recipe for shrimp or beef.